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In a recent thread-- Kieva posted.. doesn't speak for this board.
What a great reminder! of course he is right, X doesn't speak for this board, and neither does Kieva, or me or any one else!
this board is pure anarchy! by convention, we have sort of stuck to the original premise, that is, to use this board as forum for discussing language and words.. but hey i know board that started out in the 80's (back before there was a WWW!) as a fun silly place for cow jokes.. and evolved over time to a mad cow information clearing house.. the focus changed!
I am so glad you are back here posting Kieva. and i hope others return.. and keep this board filled with lots of interesting words.. and let the board speak for itself!
is there a word for that? is this board governed by anarchy? --it would seem not.. there is no government, not much structure or order (since we have established the basis is an off the shelf bulliten board software.. with very few modifications) and yet, there is something here that keep us, even as we drift into food, or science, or sports, focused on the interesting words these subjects have bequethed our language.
i think sometimes it can be boring to discuss words in the abstract.. the best thread for me, have been the ones that explored the world of word used in a specific realm.
Certain sports has provided a number of idioms- as has food.. and local names for geological features, or even street names.. and sheep...What is our fascination with sheep? its not just CK, it's Faldage and Dr bill and well, even i like the critters... (she said sheepishly!)and now we are discussing them as food, whiskers, and clothing..
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>is there a word for that?
I think that I suggested once that we are governed by the "dialectics of the board".
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[white]our fascination with sheep[/white]
I can't speak for anyone else, but *my fascination for sheep has largely been tarred upon me with Dr. Bill's brush.
Note I said largely. I once had a subscription to sheep! magazine.
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I think that I suggested once that we are governed by the "dialectics of the board".Did you - didn't see that. I thought of "dialectic immaterialism". A bit like the description of Billy Connolly as "Scot of the anarchic" 
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...What is our fascination with sheep?
Who's this "we", white man?
Sheep are the basis of New Zealand's economy and have, over the years, provided us with the economic progress that we have made, such as it is. Hard not to keep at least one eye on them, since we live, as has been said "off the sheep's back". Fascination is coming on a bit strong, I'd say. Healthy respect for (en masse), certainly!
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coming on a bit strong...Besides, the sheep are liars!
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Insisted the Welshman, defensively.
Well, hell, he should know, shouldn't he?
Anyhoo, Zild has sheep for profit. Wales has sheep for fun and profit ...
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CK-- i have thought of having a cute little lambakin, all soft and fluffy, on hand, to manage my lawn.. it was an idealized dream -- till you told the story of your brutish, beer guzzling, lazy lout of lamb (or was it a wether?)
well in any case.. my dreams shattered as IFOMCRIL,* reading your sheepish exploits!
Now, i'll pull on a warm wool sweater, and remember, ewes not fat, ewes fluffy..
I Fell Off My Chair, Rolling In Laughter!
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Besides, the sheep are liars! Maybe, mav, but those sheep sure look nervous to me ... 
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